The Texas Stock Exchange is targeting early 2027 for its first IPOs, marking a significant step in its effort to challenge the dominance of Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange.  Trading in exchange ...

Air Liquide, a global leader in industrial gases, technologies and services, announced it will invest more than $350 million in Louisiana to expand production capacity and pipeline infrastructure—its ...

U.S. crude oil inventories unexpectedly rose last week as imports increased and exports declined, defying forecasts for a drawdown. The buildup comes as the Energy Department continues tapping the ...

Jenni Peters, a former USA Track & Field athlete and a competitor in the first-ever Olympic Marathon Trials in 1984, turned her passion for running into a thriving business.  She launched Varsity ...

Louisiana voters will decide in May whether to approve a constitutional amendment aimed at making teacher pay raises permanent by liquidating three protected education trust funds and using the money ...

City-parish leaders are framing proposed pay raises for the Baton Rouge Police Department as a critical step to address staffing shortages, improve retention and remain competitive with other law … ...

Environmental groups have sued the Trump administration over its approval of BP’s Kaskida offshore drilling project, marking the first BP development in the Gulf since the Deepwater Horizon disaster ...

The NFL is making its case to federal regulators as scrutiny grows over sports’ shift to streaming. League officials recently met with the FCC to defend media-rights practices, arguing that most games ...

It might be hard to imagine the Iran war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, but even plush playthings are not immune when oil shipments from the Middle ...

As more Americans look to skilled trades as an alternative to four-year degrees, many are encountering an unexpected obstacle: debt.  As The Wall Street Journal writes, surging demand for blue-collar ...

The LSU Alumni Association has named its 2026 Hall of Distinction class, recognizing alumni for their professional achievements and contributions to their industries, communities and the university.

A long-delayed Amazon data center project in west Shreveport is back on track after a Caddo Parish judge dismissed legal challenges that had stalled development for three months, The Center Square ...